Kitchener Rangers Announce Changes to Board of Directors
Kitchener, ON – On June 10th, 2024 the membership of the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club ratified the motions of the board meeting dated May 6th. The new By-Law 2023-1 is compliant with the new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act 2010 (“ONCA”) and enhances the organization’s governance that reflects a best practice structure that will protect the Rangers as a community owned Not-for-Profit moving forward.
With the ratification, the following changes will take place:
- The Volunteer/Working Board becomes exclusively a Governance/Policy based Board
- There is a reduction in the number of Directors from 39 to 9.
- A Nomination Committee will be formed to seek qualified candidates & vet applicants running for election.
- An individual must be a Kitchener Rangers Subscriber (Season Ticket Member) to apply for election.
- Subscribers (Members) retain the ability to vote individual candidates to the Board.
- The previous Executive Committee will serve a 1-year transition term as the board prior to the elections at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
- The new board will consist of 9 Directors on 3-year rolling terms. 3 of 9 are elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
- Directors are limited to serving 4 consecutive 3-year terms up to a total of 12 years.
- Title of President revised to Board Chair.
- Officer positions become Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
- To enhance protection, there is an addition of a statement to the articles of incorporation (Letters Patent) declaring:
“The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club shall operate as a community-owned not-for-profit so long as they exist.”
